Doug68
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 12:53 PM |
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Rolling at last.
Here it is on its wheels...
Queue Limp Bizkit
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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rallyingden
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 01:58 PM |
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WOW LOOK AT THAT ........................
I mean the sunshine not the car. Ha Ha
Seriously
Nice build
RD
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 05:23 PM |
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Nice! Have you got any detailed shots of the engine & trans? It must be a tight fit in there.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Fred W B
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 06:28 PM |
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Looking good Doug, now for the fun part - bodywork!
What dimension front overhang are you planning? Looks pretty long in the pic.
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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TheGecko
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 09:37 PM |
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Congratulations on hitting a significant milestone Doug. Look forward to seeing the progress on the bodywork.
Dominic
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Doug68
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 01:40 AM |
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rallyingden: Its Australia, sunshine and happiness is what we do 
Razman: Yeah its a tight fit...
 
Engine Bay
Fred W B: The overhang from the C/L of the front wheels is ~780mm (4" of ground clearance doesn't look like a lot once it's sitting on
the ground).
TheGecko: I'm also looking forward to seeing progress on the body
[Edited on 28/9/10 by Doug68]
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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RazMan
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 08:11 AM |
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Doug - that looks really comfy in there! I would be interested to know any details you might have regarding the fitting of your combination. Does the
trans mate up to the V8 with a standard adaptor (I presume its custom made) What sort of distance is between front of the engine to the driveshafts
etc.
Soarer V8s are very cheap in the UK and my V6 is looking a bit tame recently - I sense a cunning plan coming on 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Doug68
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 08:27 AM |
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Hi Razman,
The flywheel - adapter are a custom combo to my design. They cost more than the engine to get made.
A transaxle with a detachable bell housing like a Renault UN1 might make life a lot easier to achieve the connection.
From the front of the crank pulley to the CL of the output flanges is ~840mm
BTW these engines are known to make 1000+ BHP with sufficient work, so it's just a question of throwing money at it until you're scared to
put your foot down
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 04:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug68
Here it is on its wheels...
Queue Limp Bizkit
Nice wheels, Brand and model?
Thanks.
AA
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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Doug68
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 11:33 PM |
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Hi Angel,
These are the wheels used:
http://www.acealloywheel.com/product_1_1019.html
Roughly US$900 a set before shipping.
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 09:18 AM |
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Hi, looks like a nice build, plenty of triangulation! A quick question - why the Toyota engine and box/block adapter when there are other similarly
powered, cheaper available combinations? (Audi V8 springs to mind)
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Doug68
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 12:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboyA quick question - why the Toyota engine and box/block adapter when there are other similarly powered,
cheaper available combinations? (Audi V8 springs to mind)
I live in Australia Audi's over here are and always have been stupidly expensive, so their V8 would be a lot of money to source.
The Lexus V8 on the other had is cheap as chips brought in 2nd hand from Japan.
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 04:40 PM |
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Ah fair enough then, as I was looking at the 4.2V's myself as one possibility, and they come in fairly cheap for a full engine/transmission
combination (around £1000).
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 30/9/10 at 02:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug68
Hi Angel,
These are the wheels used:
http://www.acealloywheel.com/product_1_1019.html
Roughly US$900 a set before shipping.
Thanks
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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